I recently posted about the exact method to breaking down goals into smaller manageable chunks, so you can achieve them, using Tony Buzan’s Mind Map technique. That was nice of me wasn’t it?! Not long after writing that post I came across some free mind mapping software called FreeMind (there is a download link in that page) so I thought I’d share it with you. It’s not shiny and sparkly but it does the job perfectly and costs nothing (did I just mention that twice?). If you check it out and decide to use it… USE it. You will see definite improvements in your goal achieving activities.

Click here to view the post for exactly how and why to plan the achieving of your goals using a mind map.

Use it to stay on course and annihilate your goals, systematically. As a bonus, you’ll probably find that while you’re building out your mind map, you’ll get yourself into a really systematic, problem solving mindset and will come up with ideas and strategies that you didn’t have before. This is a natural side-effect and shouldn’t raise too much alarm… if symptoms persist for more than a day, consult your doctor

Tip: As you build out your mind map, you will notice that certain words, strategies and steps keep popping up, repeated in different areas of the map. This shows you that these are the most important ones. Highlight these ones to keep them blatant and in your face. Keeps you focused.

Here’s the link again to the mind map post and how to use.

If you go to the effort to plan it, do it… enjoy!